Amsal 17:14

17:14 Starting a quarrel¹ is like letting out water;²

stop it before strife breaks out!³

Amsal 20:18

20:18 Plans⁴ are established by counsel,

so⁵ make war⁶ with guidance.

Amsal 25:8

25:8 Do not go out hastily to litigation,⁷

or⁸ what will you do afterward

when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Pengkhotbah 10:4

10:4 If the anger⁹ of the ruler flares up¹⁰ against you, do not resign¹¹ from your position,¹²

for a calm¹³ response¹⁴ can undo¹⁵ great offenses.

Yesaya 27:4-5

27:4 I am not angry.

I wish I could confront some thorns and briers!

Then I would march against them¹⁶ for battle;

I would set them¹⁷ all on fire,

27:5 unless they became my subjects¹⁸

and made peace with me;

let them make peace with me.¹⁹

Lukas 14:31-32

14:31 Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down²⁰ first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose²¹ the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 14:32 If he cannot succeed,²² he will send a representative²³ while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.²⁴